Vicki
Congratulations on your recording being chosen by the NFSA.
Here's the link for those who'd like to listen to this fascinating
vocalisation:
http://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/sound/sounds-australia/2014-registry-additions/
John
On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 1:58 PM, vickipowys
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> Thanks John! I now have a much better understanding of this. Even the
> 1-point stereo mic I bought for the DAT was only 12 mV/Pa.
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> My reason for wanting to know, is that a recording I made back in 1990 in
> Central Australia of a lone dingo howling, has been selected by Australia's
> National Film and Sound Archive as one of the top ten sound clips for 2014
> that have recently been added to their collection. It is the only wildlife
> sound recording to reach the top 12, other clips are pop songs from
> yesteryear e.g. Great Southern Land, and a wartime recording of soldiers
> singing.
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> My recording is all the more remarkable then, if made with a baffled pair
> of 3 mV/Pa mics! While there is a bit of tape hiss, it is a very clear
> recording and very evocative. The dingo was about 50 metres from me, or
> less.
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> On 21/11/2014, at 1:36 PM, John Crockett
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> Just to complete the connecting of dots of this helpful explanation, I
> believe that means the sensitivity of the ME9 is only 3.16 mV/Pa compared
> to 38 mV/Pa for the EM172.
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> Thanks, Eric.
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> On Nov 20, 2014, at 8:15 PM, Eric Benjamin
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> So the sensitivity of the Olympus me9 is probably -50 dBV/Pa. A very low
> sensitivity by more modern standards.
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